Planting & CareChoose between dragon fruit seeds or cuttings from an already developing plant. Which one you choose all depends on time. Determine whether you re going to grow the plant outdoors or indoors, openly or in a container. Use well-drained, sandy cactus soil.

Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade

Soil: well-drained soil

Water: Medium

Temprature: 65 and 80 degrees

Fertilizer: Apply any organic fertilizer

Care:

Water Dragon Fruit Cactus must be treated like a Tropical Cactus and water when nearly dry but try to keep the climbing pole moist.

An automatic dripper at the top of the post works well.

Harvesting: this fruit grow and ripen over a period of 3-4 months is cool.

Care:

When the plant becomes root bound its growth will slow.

At that point it is time for division and/or a larger pot.

Fast growing Dragons come in a variety of bright colors.

Water Dragon Fruit Cactus must be treated like a Tropical Cactus and water when nearly dry but try to keep the climbing pole moist.

Special Feature:Hedges or screens. Specimen or accent. Columnar form fits into narrow locations. Foliage and fruit provide good color for the winter landscape. UseMedicinal use:

It has a lot of black small seeds that is also edible.

Pitaya or Dragon fruit is also known to have some health benefits that includes preventing memory loss, anti cancer activity, control of blood glucose level in diabeetes, anti-xidant properties, aids in healing of wounds and others.